Guyana News

A father of eight died in a Soesdyke-Linden Highway accident on Sunday night after the vehicle he was travelling in collided with a truck.

A miner accused of robbing a woman of items, including a quantity of gold worth in excess of $1.5 million, was yesterday remanded to prison by a city court.

A Middle Road man, charged with armed robbery and escaping lawful custody, blamed his predicament on a family dispute over land when he appeared before a city court yesterday.

Meadow Brook resident Cleveland Lovell, who was allegedly found with a pistol and a large quantity of ammunition, was yesterday remanded to prison.

The 14-year-old, in whose suitcase handles police found cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA), Timehri yesterday testified that accused Cora Towler had admitted that she had full knowledge of what was in the luggage.

A North Ruimveldt man was taken before a city court yesterday on a charge of discharging a loaded firearm.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the Restoration and Upgrade of Castellani House, the national art gallery.

Photos by Keno George   Nature, love and identity were the major themes that were examined by the nine young women who made up this year’s graduating class of the E.R

A Beterverwagting man was yesterday granted his release on $100,000 bail after he denied ownership of a quantity of cannabis that was found aboard a truck that was intercepted by the police at Itaballi.

A European Investment Bank (EIB) delegation will visit Guyana from September 15-17 to explore opportunities for financing new projects in the country.

A Kingston resident was yesterday afternoon robbed of a quantity of cash by two bandits moments after carrying out a business transaction.

The statements of 31 individuals have been tendered in the preliminary inquiry into the murder charges against Ganga Krishna and Avishkar Bissoon, who are accused of starting the fire at a Robb and King streets building that claimed the lives of a father and his two daughters.

On September 2, 2016, the Commission of Inquiry into the education system journeyed to Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) and heard a number of complaints including that the pupil-teacher ratio was too high.

Pupils of the Fort Ordnance Primary School, East Canje, Berbice returned to school yesterday, to a much improved environment.

Twenty-eight boat operators from Region Nine have been awarded a Certificate of Competency to operate as boat Captains under the Licensing of Ships Regulation 2001, and are now appropriately equipped to operate safely on the rivers within the region, a release from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said on Friday.

Former Member of Parliament and Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six,  Dr.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- Phil Simmons’ rocky tenure as head coach of  the West Indies cricket team came to a premature end this afternoon after West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced that they it had terminated his contract.

Following seizures of property during Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) raids on its operations at Providence and Coomacka, the Chief Executive Officer of Baishalin yesterday appealed to government and the people to show patience and give the Chinese logging company at least three years to deliver on its commitments to value-added output and job creation.

One of the survivors of Sunday’s fatal accident along the Number 49 Village public road, Corentyne, where a car collided with a stray horse, has admitted that the driver was intoxicated and had been speeding when the accident occurred.

Guyanese in the coming months should be able to access free WiFi in all public buildings, according to an announcement by President David Granger during the opening ceremony of Heritage celebrations at Mainstay/Whyaka, Region Two on Saturday.